Griggs courier., 1887-05-06
EVENTS OFTHE WEEK.
Domestic Nsws

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Of Archduke Albrecht. There was great
attendance
The complete vote of Michigan at the
late election, except Manitou county, shows
the following figures: For Prohibition,
1881 ,656; against 186,646; majority against,
1880.
The business failures for the last seven
days number for the United States 1874, and
for Canada, %; total 191, against 1893 last
week and 207 for the corresponding week Of
last year.
The Colorado state sanitary board has de-
cided on more quarantine against Iowa and
Omaha stock yards, and against Kansas
City stock yards. This compels the cattle
from these points to undergo inspection be-
fore being admitted to the state.
Milo Dakin has been expelled from the
Michigan legislature upon the charge Of en-
deavoring to secure bribes, by giving the
could be obtained for price, intending to
procure money for his own sole use.
At Harpers Ferry on Sunday, members
Of 9 picnic party dug up 3 bomb shell-a
relic Of the war-and pounded it with stones.
1t exploded, fatally injuring Agnes Willis
and Edward Paler and seriously wounding
Frank Jones, William Turner and George
and Thomas Willis.
At Buffalo, N. T., on the 9th, the body
OF John Acken, Of Waverly, Iowa, was
cremated at the Delavan Avenue cremma-
torium. Hewas seventy nine years OF age.
Of his son, g. A. Acken. The incineration
passed OFF successfully.
Tho cchooror Elx,ino, 9o,d ho;l;no, frov,,
Kediak, Alaska, was lost at sea with all on
board. The owner, 81. Anderson, Capt.
Nelsh Vassiligregnof, his son and fourteen
vessel shifted her ballast and capsized in a
gale in Shelikhoof straits.
The river coal operators are considering
gigantic scheme by which the entire river
coal industry from the Monongahela valley
to New Orleans will be controlled ty one
powerful syndicate. It is proposed to take
in all the operators, and secure absolute con-
troll of the Southern coal markets.
Anumerously-signed petition from citi-
zens of California has been received in
Washington requesting the Interstate
Commerce Commission not to suspend the
operation of Sec. of the Interstate Com
merce law, SO far as the Pacific coast is
concerned, until an opportunity be afforded
all persons interested to be heard.
The Louisiana State Agricultural society
executive committee passed the following
resolution:
ssResolved, That in the opinion of the ex-
ecutive committee of the State Agricultural
society, the best interests of the planting
provisions of the interstate commerce law
lie carried utstrictly and enforced through
outthe land"
The monument to John G. Calhoun. was
unveiled at Charleston, y. c., April 26,
congregation of q. 600 gathering to witnes,
the ceremonies. Mayor Courtney presided
and Secretary Lamar delivered the Grafton
taking two hours for its delivery. The
and grandchildren and grand nieces and
nephews Of the subject of the days honors.
On the 9th, terrible accident occurred
on an ore train between Calumet and Lake
Linden, Mich. A party Of young people
were going from Calumet to an Oddfellows'
ball. Miss Hoar and Miss McDonald-the
Latter 4a school teaeherEwere the victims.
cipitating both on to the track. Miss Hoar
was completely decapitated. Miss Nc
Donald had both legs crushed, and her
death Is certain.
John 8. Lord, secretary Of the Iowa
Millers' association, has written letter
to the interstate commission, in which he
sets forth the trials the Iowa millers endure
in their efforts to compete with Minneapolis
millers. He states that $2,O0o,00O are in
vested in milling property in Iowa. Under
the present arrangement he pays 40 cents
per 100 to Chicago, against ~ cents per
millers pay. II the relief is not speedily
obtained, the milling business in Iowa will
be ruined, Mr.. Lord says.
The Governor Of Ohio, called out the
militia on the 18th, to suppress riot which
had undertaken the destruction of the
Paulding County reservoir. The reservoir is
regarded by the people Of the County, a
great nuisance, rendering the whole region
sickly and covering a large area of fine
farming land. The reservoir was under
guard, but two hundred masked men over
powered the guards at the reservoir and
blew up the banks, saturated the locks and
timber with oil and burned them. The
also burned. The band worked ali night
cutting the dikes with pick and spade The
volume Of water is thus largely reduced,
though the reservoir is not entirely drained.
The damage is estimated at &c, 900. An
effort was made through the late legisla-
ture to condemn and abandon the reser-
voir, but it failed.
r. g. Dun Il Co.'S, weekly review of trade
says: The Interstate bill is doubtless
charged with much interruption Of business
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